{"id":12365,"date":"2016-09-27T04:39:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T04:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=12365"},"modified":"2016-09-27T04:48:45","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T04:48:45","slug":"6-shot-3-others-hurt-in-houston-neighborhood-gunman-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/6-shot-3-others-hurt-in-houston-neighborhood-gunman-dead.html","title":{"rendered":"6 shot, 3 others hurt in Houston neighborhood; gunman dead"},"content":{"rendered":"

6 shot, 3 others hurt in Houston neighborhood; gunman dead<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

6 shot, 3 others hurt in Houston neighborhood; gunman dead<\/strong> : HOUSTON \u2022 A disgruntled lawyer wearing military-style apparel with old Nazi emblems had two weapons and more than 2,500 rounds of live ammunition when he randomly shot at drivers in a Houston neighborhood Monday before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nine people were injured during Monday morning\u2019s shootings on the street in front of a condo complex; six were shot and three had eye injuries from flying glass. One person was in critical condition and another in serious condition, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Houston Homicide Capt. Dwayne Ready and Interim Police Chief Martha Montalvo did not identify the man and did not have information about a motive. A bomb-squad robot examined a Porsche that police said belonged to the gunman; Texas motor vehicle records in a commercially available database showed the car is licensed to Nathan DeSai at an address in the condo complex.<\/span><\/p>\n

The property manager of the condo complex also confirmed that police were going through DeSai\u2019s residence, where Ready said vintage military items dating to the Civil War and other guns were found.<\/span><\/p>\n

Authorities first received reports of the shootings about 6:30 a.m., and the man began firing at officers when they arrived. The man had two legally purchased guns \u2014 a .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun and a semi-automatic rifle commonly known as a Tommy gun \u2014and an unsheathed knife, Ready said. He also noted that there were 75 spent casings at the scene, which were from officers and the gunman.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ready said nine officers \u2014 five with the Houston Police Department and four with other local agencies \u2014 \u201cengaged the suspect who was shooting randomly at passers-by as well as anybody he could put his sights on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

During the shootout, a driver was shot and an officer \u201cleft cover to take that citizen to safety while the other officers engaged the subject,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mayor Sylvester Turner told KTRK-TV in Houston that DeSai was a lawyer who was \u201cdisgruntled\u201d and was \u201ceither fired or had a bad relationship with this law firm.\u201d But DeSai\u2019s former law partner, Kenneth McDaniel, disputed that, saying they closed the 12-year-old law firm in February due to economic conditions from Houston\u2019s energy industry downturn.<\/span><\/p>\n

McDaniel also said he hadn\u2019t had contact with DeSai lately and that police called him Monday morning to check on his safety.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe went his way with his practice and I went with mine,\u201d McDaniel said, adding, \u201cAll I can say it\u2019s a horrible situation. I\u2019m sad for everyone involved.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Calls placed to phone numbers connected to DeSai and his father were not immediately answered. DeSai\u2019s father, Prakash DeSai, told KTRK that his son lived in the condo complex and drove a black Porsche. He also said his son, whom he saw Sunday, was upset because \u201chis law practice is not going well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Perrye Turner, of the FBI\u2019s Houston Division, said officials don\u2019t believe the incident is tied to terrorism.<\/span><\/p>\n

The entrance to the condo complex, which is in southwest Houston near the affluent enclave of West University Place, was blocked off with police tape late Monday morning. Several cars with bullet holes and shattered windows were at a nearby strip mall.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jennifer Molleda and her husband live in the same condo complex as Nathan DeSai. Though she heard gunshots about 6:12 a.m. and called 911, her husband left for work. The 45-year-old called him not long after, and he told her, \u201cI\u2019m hit, I\u2019m hit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After the shooting stopped at 7:15 a.m., Molleda found her husband, 49-year-old Alan Wakim, several blocks away in the parking lot of a strip mall. His Mustang had two shots that went through the windshield, and he told her that he saw a red laser beam before the shots were fired. He was taken to a hospital to be treated.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe got out of his car, we hugged, we cried,\u201d Molleda said, adding that after she saw everything, she believes DeSai was \u201caiming to kill.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Molleda said she didn\u2019t know DeSai very well, and described him as quiet. \u201cHe\u2019s a normal, average Joe,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jason Delgado, property manager of the Oaks at West University condo complex, said DeSai was involved in recent incidents at the complex. In August, Delgado said, police were called after roofers working in the complex said DeSai pointed an assault-style rifle at them. He says there wasn\u2019t enough evidence to move forward with charges because the man contended he didn\u2019t point the gun at roofers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, DeSai became upset because of water pressure problems at his home, asked for maintenance help and expressed his displeasure in an email to the management firm that implied he\u2019d \u201cintimidate his way to getting what he was asking for,\u201d Delgado said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source<\/strong> : http:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/news\/national\/shot-others-hurt-in-houston-neighborhood-gunman-dead\/article_5bba7bdb-cc16-53ef-854a-eceab6293679.html<\/span><\/p>\n

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